“Kickstarter presented the best option,” Dillard says, referring to the leading crowd-funding website.

Gallagher now has three months to see how well his Kickstarter campaign performs — and if he retains his job.

If the campaign raises $20,000, Gallagher will move to part-time status with no benefits. At $35,000 he gets medical coverage and a desk in the general work area. For $45,000 he comes on full-time and gets his own office. Anything above that he splits with the church, and he gets to preach to the main congregation twice a year.